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Top 20 Q3 2008 Manga Properties 'Naruto' Remains Dominant
Date: 11/10/2008
This chart of the ICv2 Top 20 Manga Properties reflects sales in all channels in Q3 of 2008. The Top 20 chart is based on interviews with retailers and distributors, information provided by Nielsen BookScan (in the form of monthly Top 20 lists (for example see ?Bookscan?s Top 20 Graphic Novels for August 2008) of graphic novels sold in bookstores, and ICv2?s own analysis of information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors on graphic novel sales in comic stores.




Property


Publisher


Type


Creator


Rating

1


Naruto


Viz Media


Shonen


M. Kissimoto


13+

2


Fruits Basket


Tokyopop


Shojo


N. Takaya


13+

3


Vampire Knight


Viz Media


Shojo


M. Hino


16+

4


Death Note


Viz Media


Shonen


T. Obata


16+

5


Bleach


Viz Media


Shonen


T. Kubo


13+

6


In Odd We Trust


Del Rey


OEL


D. Koontz


13+

7


Negima!


Del Rey


Shonen


K. Akamatsu


16+

8


Gentleman's Alliance


Viz Media


Shojo


A.Tanemura


16+

9


Tsubasa


Del Rey


Shonen


Clamp


13+

10


Rosario & Vampire


Viz Media


Shonen


A. Ikeda


16+

11


Chibi Vampire


Tokyopop


Shonen


Y. Kagesaki


16+

12


Wild Ones


Viz Media


Shojo


K. Fujiwara


13+

13


S.A.


Viz Media


Shojo


M. Minami


13+

14


Kingdom Hearts II


Tokyopop


Kodomo


S. Amano


All Ages

15


D-Gray Man


Viz Media


Shonen


K. Hoshino


16+

16


Kitchen Princess


Del Rey


Shojo


N. Ando


13+

17


Skip Beat


Viz Media


Shojo


Y. Nakamura


13+

18


Berserk


DarkHorse


Seinen


K. Miura


18+

19


High School Debut


Del Rey


Shojo


K. Kawahara


13+

20


Fullmetal Alchemist


Tokyopop


Shonen


H. Arakawa


13+
Source: ICv2